http://www.atkisson.com/resources The art of doing sustainable development is one part science, systems, and economics; one part strategic planning and training; and one very big part human dynamics. Nothing happens unless human beings decide to do something ... and then do it. Sun, 30 May 2010 13:27:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Recently, I moved into a new house.  Designed by my wife and partner, Kristina AtKisson, it aims to reflect our philosophy of "sustainability as normal."  It's not a "super-green" house -- e.g., there is no grass on the roof, we've prepped it for future solar cells -- but we thought ... http://www.atkisson.com/resources/2010/03/07/wavefront-march-2010-realizing-sustainable-dreams/ [Updated 30 May 2010] Our 2010 Master Class was a great success, and graduates have returned to their homes, in eleven different countries, literally all over the globe. If you are interested in applying to our next Master Class, click "Contact" and send us an email. To get a sense of ... http://www.atkisson.com/resources/2010/03/01/isismasterclass2010/ [Updated 30 May 2010] The recent Compass Schools workshop in Thailand was a well-attended success. Despite the political troubles in that country, participants came to Chiang Mai from several countries in Asia, representing international schools and one major university. Plans are already under way to schedule the next Compass Schools workshop. For ... http://www.atkisson.com/resources/2010/03/01/compass-schools-may-2010/ Join renowned climate scientist James Hansen, director of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, and Alan AtKisson, President of the AtKisson Group, for a one-hour discussion of what happened at CoP-15 (the Copenhagen Climate Summit), what didn't, and what to do now. This special one-hour webinar is jointly sponsored by the ... http://www.atkisson.com/resources/2010/02/02/james-hansen-alan-atkisson-to-speak-on-webinar-feb-4-2010/ AtKisson ISIS Accelerator License Agreement (“Agreement”), between AtKisson, Inc., a Washington corporation (“AtKisson”), and the purchaser of the license to the AtKisson ISIS Accelerator ("Licensee"), dated as of the payment by the Licensee of an invoice issued by AtKisson, Inc., and referencing this Agreement,  for the purchase of a ... http://www.atkisson.com/resources/2010/01/22/accelerator-license-web-v1/ We are pleased to share with you the Climate Interactive Scoreboard, a live widget that shows the current status of the global deal on climate change.  The display shows what the likely temperature increase will be, by 2100, if the current commitments made by the countries were all implemented. The ... http://www.atkisson.com/resources/2009/12/03/climate-interactive-the-state-of-the-deal/ Here is a screenshot of our current DRAFT - BETA version of the ISIS-Net website. You can see the kinds of functions it has in the top menu bar:  posting photos and videos, creating a personal profile page and private blog, creating groups (such as groups focused on your workshop), ... http://www.atkisson.com/resources/2009/11/11/isis-net_screenshot_v1/ From the Sustainable Silicon Valley Website ... To go directly to registration for this two-day workshop, go to:  http://changeagent.eventbrite.com/ Sustainable Silicon Valley, a consortium of companies and other organizations in the south San Francisco Bay area, is sponsoring this in-depth, hands-on training for sustainability change agents with Alan AtKisson, internationally renowned author, ... http://www.atkisson.com/resources/2009/10/01/ssv-workshop/ In this issue:  Inspiring Stories of Change Agentry / Training Preference Survey / 10,000 Pyramids I have just returned from attending the 28th Annual Meeting of something called "the Balaton Group," after the great Hungarian lake by which we usually meet. Readers of The ISIS Agreement know about this Group; I ... http://www.atkisson.com/resources/2009/09/14/wavefront-september2009/ In this issue:  Planetary Boundaries / ISSP Course / Compass Schools to Launch Fall 2009 UPDATE:  The Planetary Boundaries paper, formally "A Safe Operation Space for Humanity," was published in Nature in September 2009. Here is the direct link:  http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v461/n7263/full/461472a.html There have been moments in the history of the sustainability movement when ... http://www.atkisson.com/resources/2009/08/14/wavefront_august2009/